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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Victoria Bach Festival is presenting its 40th |
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| 6 | 7 | | anniversary season in June 2015, and this milestone provides a |
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| 7 | 8 | | welcome opportunity to pay tribute to this unique musical event; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The first Victoria Bach Festival was presented in |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1976 under the direction of Dr. David Urness, and over the years, |
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| 11 | 12 | | this regional classical musical festival has drawn thousands of |
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| 12 | 13 | | music lovers from across the state; the first season was sponsored |
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| 13 | 14 | | by the University of Houston-Victoria, which has since been joined |
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| 14 | 15 | | in its support by the Texas Commission on the Arts, the City of |
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| 15 | 16 | | Victoria, the National Endowment for the Arts, and a host of |
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| 16 | 17 | | individuals and businesses from the community; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Since 1992, the Victoria Bach Festival has been led |
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| 18 | 19 | | by Grammy-nominated artistic director Craig Hella Johnson, and |
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| 19 | 20 | | today his creative team also includes New Young Artist coordinator |
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| 20 | 21 | | Faith DeBow and chamber music director Michelle Schumann; the |
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| 21 | 22 | | festival features principal players from the nation's leading |
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| 22 | 23 | | orchestras, and the festival's lineup has been expanded beyond the |
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| 23 | 24 | | works of Johann Sebastian Bach to include composers from the entire |
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| 24 | 25 | | history of classical music; performances in recent years have |
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| 25 | 26 | | featured compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles Ives, George |
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| 26 | 27 | | Gershwin, Arvo Pärt, and Roberto Sierra; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, During festival week, audiences are treated to |
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| 28 | 29 | | large-scale performances of symphonies and oratorios as well as |
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| 29 | 30 | | more intimate performances by vocal artists and chamber ensembles |
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| 30 | 31 | | at various venues in Victoria; concerts are broadcast on South |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas Public Radio, reaching 100,000 listeners in 15 Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | counties; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The festival's education and outreach programs |
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| 34 | 35 | | include the New Young Artists Program, master classes with |
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| 35 | 36 | | professional musicians, children's concerts, preconcert talks, and |
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| 36 | 37 | | dress rehearsals that are open to the public; the work of the |
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| 37 | 38 | | festival continues in the off-season with an annual holiday concert |
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| 38 | 39 | | by the vocal ensemble Conspirare, performances of silent films with |
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| 39 | 40 | | live musical accompaniment, and appearances by guest artists; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, For four decades, the Victoria Bach Festival has |
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| 41 | 42 | | brought the gift of some of the most inspiring music in the world to |
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| 42 | 43 | | the residents of Victoria and South Texas, and this remarkable |
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| 43 | 44 | | cultural event is truly deserving of special recognition; now, |
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| 44 | 45 | | therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary season of the |
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| 47 | 48 | | Victoria Bach Festival and extend to the festival's staff and |
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| 48 | 49 | | guests sincere best wishes for a glorious week of wonderful music; |
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| 49 | 50 | | and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for the Victoria Bach Festival as an expression of high |
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| 52 | 53 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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